WINDSOR PLACE ANTIQUES

I am returning to my winter flea home this weekend. I will be set up at One Hanson Place near Atlantic Center from 10am to 5pm on both Saturday and Sunday. I will also be there on December 16th, 17th, 18th, 21st and 22nd. Stay tuned for post-holiday dates in January, February and March. I will have LOTS of new things with me as well as some spectacular school maps and charts.

For more info about the winter flea and directions click here.

I have been having lots and lots of fun lately with magic drip color candles and vintage raffia wrapped wine bottles. I am reminded of the boho hippie style that was popular when I was (very) young. The tapestry in the background just seemed to go with them.

I was also reminded of some great candle displays that we saw on a recent trip to Valladolid, Mexico. All that wax looked so great on the old tequila barrel.

Some funny things around my house: A turkey target, a taxidermied wild turkey, turkey day cookies and a pineapple turkey made by my son.

Adding on to my last blog post, I can't help but post photos of more of my favorite pages. I find this book endlessly fascinating as it explores the evolution of useful machines, apparel and objects. Of course, the book was published in 1886, so the technology is a bit dated.

If you have any areas of special interest- there may be one of these just for you. Some other examples include- knitting, felting, millinery, agriculture, cigar-making, pipes, steam engines, fishing……

It seems that whenever I am feeling jaded- like I have seen it all before, I come across something so new and exciting to me. This happened to me recently when I crossed paths with a falling apart- actually disintegrating- book published by the U.S. Department of Patents in 1886. The oversize book contains page after page of the history of industrial design. The pages are so graphic and informative. I would like to keep and frame them all, but I will have to bring myself to sell some. Below are a few of my favorites.